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Paradise (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Paradise Township Road Repair Ledger

 Collection — Box 1 folder
Identifier: 003-MS 116
Scope and Contents

Ledger documents labor activities and expenses incurred by Paradise Township, Lancaster County, Pa., for road repairs. ‡b Lists the names of men performing roadwork, the number of days worked and the amount paid for their services. About half of the ledger was used as a scrapbook during the Civil War and includes pasted newspaper clippings of poems and lyrics to songs relating to the Union war effort.

Dates: 1845-1846